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22,000 Songs and Nothing to Listen To

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22,000 Songs and Nothing to Listen To

One day, every song ever recorded will fit into your back pocket. But will you listen to any…

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Icebreaker IV: The American Future

The next generation of composers embraces pop culture at a weekend festival

IPod Backlash

Music

IPod Backlash

And the hidden costs of your portable security blanket.

Arts & Culture

Eric Weiner

Who’s happiest where, and why

Arts & Culture

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone

Friday, January 11

Do We Really Need “Greatest Hits” Records Anymore?

Music

Do We Really Need “Greatest Hits” Records Anymore?

I mean, from anyone other than the Goo Goo Dolls.

The Most Serene Republic

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The Most Serene Republic

Friday, November 30

Iron & Wine

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Iron & Wine

Monday, December 3

Nick Jaina

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Nick Jaina

Friday, November 23

Juliette and the Licks Suck

Music

Juliette and the Licks Suck

And so do the rest of you celebrity bands.

Gaming

Arts & Culture

Gaming

Penny Arcade Expo

Used books like this are considered contraband by the state’s Department of Corrections.

News

When Did Used Books Become Contraband?

Thanks to a controversial “approved vendor system,” state prisons are slowing the flow of books behind bars.

Arts & Culture

Gill Landry

Sunday, August 12

Arts & Culture

Adventures in Nepal

Travel

Music

“Brutalny Erotyzm” by Polish Electro-Punk outfit Masskotki  The Plot: A spin-off on

“Brutalny Erotyzm” by Polish Electro-Punk outfit Masskotki The Plot: A spin-off on the classic ‘this is what porn…

Willis: a northern soul.

Music

The Basics of Nicole Willis’ Neo-Soul Strut

Art student gets back to her ’70s Brooklyn roots on Light in the Attic debut.

Tiny Vipers doesn’t come wrapped in plastic.

Music

Tiny Vipers Doesn’t Cling to the Present Moment

For once, a writer of bleak songs is fairly normal in person.

Music

“Mittran De Ki Beetdi” by Malkit Singh    The Plot: Man meets

“Mittran De Ki Beetdi” by Malkit Singh The Plot: Man meets woman, woman meets man. Both dream about…

He’s a magic man: Larry Winkler in his beloved White Center.

Music

How Karaoke Led to Larry Winkler’s Redemption, and Saved White Center’s Jubilee Days

With the women in his life gone, he turned to Roxbury Lanes.

Music

 Baharon Phool Barsao (Suraj), by Mohammed Rafi    The Plot: N/A. It’s

Baharon Phool Barsao (Suraj), by Mohammed Rafi The Plot: N/A. It’s literally just a still photo of this…